Prunus gracilis
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Prunus gracilis, called the Oklahoma plum, Sour Plum, and Sand Plum, is native to the south-central United States (eastern New Mexico, southeastern Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, southwestern Arkansas, northwestern Louisiana).[1][3]
Gracilis refers to 'slender branches'.[4] Prunus gracilis grows up to 6 ft (1.8 m) tall, has five-petaled leaves, and fruits ripen June-August.[5] Its red fruits are considered poor for eating, but Native Americans dried them for consumption during winter.[6] It grows in clusters and thickets.[7]
References
- ^ a b GRIN (April 19, 2011). "Prunus gracilis Engelm. & A. Gray". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ illustration published in Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 323.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ "Prunus gracilis Engelm. & Gray". Oklahoma Biological Survery, University of Oklahoma. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ "Prunus gracilis". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ "Oklahoma Plum, Sour Plum, Sand Plum". Texas A&M University. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ Wright, William Franklin (1915). Native American species of Prunus. Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture. p. 58.
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